So, I'm a huge fan. But I had to take a break after CAVA delivered, multiple time over multiple day, terrible lentils. So hard and dry that they ruined my meal multiple times times. So I gave them a lot of politely negative feedback on the issue and took a break. Today I decided to give them another chance. Today them lentils were just fine, and the rest of the meal was excellent. I like to do a custom build, power greens, lentils, spicy side sauces, red pepper hummus, Harrisa and Tzatziki, Then salmon for the meat (Harrisa chicken is also excellent). Lots of veggie topping and Shug sauce rounds it out. Today it was fresh, spicy and flavorful. They offer a ton of healthy options, and so many ways to customize your meal. If they haven taken to heart delivering good lentils (as it appears they have), then I'm back in for regular visits. Healthy and tasty food don't always mix but CAVA makes it happen. As to the ambiance it's a bit spartan and no padding on the seats but there's plenty of indoor space and a bit of outdoor seating too. Service from the folks behind the counter has been mix, but for the most part, they're friendly. read more

CAVA - Healthy eats - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

I always love Cava. This one is conveniently located on 280 in the shopping center near Sprouts and Ulta. This restaurant is very spacious and relaxing. read more

CAVA - Sumac Sour Cream + Onion Pita Chips - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Stopped by CAVA after the gym. Super clean restaurant, fresh ingredients, and really nice staff. Love how customizable the bowls are. Freshness, portion size, and price are all a 10/10. Mixing the garlic dressing and the balsamic date vinaigrette is my go-to. It just elevates the bowl! read more

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This food was great!! Will definitely try this again. The service and ambiance was perfect. read more

CAVA - Classic Pita Chips and Side Red Pepper Hummus - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

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For a newbie, I enjoyed it. It reminds me a lot of Chipotle but it was fresh, light, and authentic. You can make bowls and wraps without meats. So there arw vegetarian and gluten free options. I like the variety but I wish there were a few more other toppings. I love the yogurt dill dressing. The customer service was A1! I didn't feel rushed and the employee gave me great suggestions. She was very thorough with explaining how to make a bowl. read more

CAVA - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Food was really good and service was great. Delicious Open air seating. Was good for a quick lunch with family read more

My friend got food poisoning from the steak soooo zero stars. Thankfully I got the chicken (4/4/25)

The food was fresh and absolutely delicious! The pitas are better than any chip you could ever eat!

I ordered a Harissa Honey Chicken Bowl. I see all the ingredients on the containers top but not in my bowl. I found more of someone's eyelashes than my greens. If you are going to charge almost $20 for an item, please ensure all the ingredients are included. I ordered online so, if the store is out of the ingredient make it unavailable instead of how to send an email to a manager of any degree in your corporation. I like Cava way more than Chipotle or Moe's. A little more attention to detail by the expeditor or management would have helped not seeing this review. read more

This is an amazingly beautiful idea for Greek food. They are always packed, and expect it to take your entire lunch break, but it's worth it. The amount of choices and toppings is Devine, and I highly recommend if you like Greek food. read more

CAVA - Build your own bowl - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

The food is good, i will give them that. But i went today and the customer service was so bad i will not be coming back. Sat in the drive thru for 15 minutes, called inside and had to resulting to knocking on the window. You would think you would get an apology from staff, absoutely not. Instead she rolled her eyes and walked off, had to be helped by another associate. read more

CAVA - Balsamic date chicken - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

The food at Cava is good - healthy, tasty Mediterranean menu with a nice variety of options and flavors delivered in rice bowls and pita sandwiches but the service - well, that's another story. Not only are they struggling with what appears to be very limited training since they opened, but today they had no pita chips and no forks, either stainless or plastic! Try eating a pita bowl full of lettuce with a spoon! It's starting to seem like this store is run by the same crew who ran the Zoe's here previously. If they keep this up, they will end up with the same outcome - out of business. And that's a shame for an interesting food concept with good potential otherwise. read more

First of all food was good. The problem was the time it took to get my order. The order was placed on at 4:08, with 4:30 pick-up. Ticket wasn't printed until 4:37. Order came out at 4:49. I was the only patron waiting in the store and watched the line cook work very hard while the manager walked around the store with a tablet doing anything but help get the customers order ready. When I questioned him why my order took so long, he offered me a Cookie. He should have helped his hard working cook get my order out on time. The receipt says "Promise Time". read more

CAVA - Promised time and when tickets printed. - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

we came here 7/29 around 2:20pm and the two girls working the front were really rude. I get not wanting to be at work, but this was too much. then both girls either got on their phone multiple times or went to clean trash and didn't wash their hands before fixing bowls again. read more

My go to place for a fresh delicious lunch! I love coming in I'm picking out what I want in my bowl. I get something different every time. And the drinks are to die for read more

CAVA - Custom bowl with arugula and white rice, grilled chicken and tons of toppings - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

So average and nothing more. They never get to go orders correct. I ordered 2 grain bowls - had the kid pick them up via drive thru. She got home with one bowl, no dressing, no pita..... and the other bowl they left sitting on the counter at the window. I called and was told, oh yes, it's still sitting here. Didn't offer to remake it, give us a refund or anything!!!!! Didn't even apologize....... Waste of time and space - wished it was still Zoe's!!!!! read more

Great place to eat and welcoming. The food is delicious and an outstanding management staff. Parking is great and the service is quick.

I have figured out that this Cava is going to be what it is...hit or miss. They are clearly understaffed. The food is great, but you never know if you are going to get what you ordered. Today my bowl was missing all dips..they just simply left them out. Pretty frustrating when you spend $14 plus for a bowl, but I know that when I walk in...hit or miss. read more

I like having healthy options close to home. They took over the old Zoe's Kitchen location. I ordered online and the ordering was extremely easy, even to make custom orders. In order to use their drive through you need to order the food online. I say this because they do not have a menu or a speaker for you to order in their drive through. When I looked through the drive through window you could tell the kitchen and behind the counter was very dirty with a lot of dropped food on the floor. However, the food tasted excellent. The spices they used made the food taste great. The temperature of the chicken and falafel was a little off, but I cleaned my plate. Another unique thing I noticed was that they use compostable containers and utensils. read more

A very nice surprise. My husband and I tried the new CAVA on Highway 280. What a lovely variety of grains, greens, proteins and sauces! Each bowl was packed with flavor! Very easy to control calories in these bowls. They also make their own pita chips, which are unique. They are soft but lightly crisp. They smell and taste like a delicious item you would find at the fair. They make their own juices in house. My husband tried the Lavender Blueberry juice and it was lovely. We will return!! read more

Counter service chain with GREAT build-your-own bowls. Easy online ordering. The tahini Caesar dressing is the stuff of flavor dreams! Seating is tight and a little uncomfortable so I recommend snagging it to go. read more

My wife and I really like this place. Food tastes fresh and delicious! Prepare to wait a little if you go at lunchtime, but it's worth it. My usual is the Tahini Ceasar Bowl. It's a good portion of food at only 550 calories (so much food that I'm skeptical that's correct, but I'll keep on ordering it anyway). My only gripe is the prices, 1 bowl and a drink gets me out of there at $16. read more

CAVA - Tahini Caesar Bowl - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

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I cannot thank CAVA enough for landing in Birmingham. I've watched a few of my fav influencers in DC and Atlanta talk about this place for years. I finally had the opportunity to try it and OOOOOMMMMMGGGG!! It's literally everything! EVERYTHING! I've been twice so far and currently contemplating going today. I absolutely love it. It's fresh, plentiful, they don't hold back on portion size, it's inexpensive, and with so many ingredients to choose from, you can literally have it your way!! I'm hooked!! read more

CAVA - Build your own greens and grain bowl. - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Mediocre Service & Unattentive Staff Its been a while since Ive written a review, but this experience warrants a thorough assessment! Is there a way to give a place negative stars? I first discovered Cava in Winston Salem, NC. I was hooked from the first bowl. However, the Cava on 280 in Birmingham, AL, did not provide the same experience. As I waited patiently for my falafel bowl to be constructed, I was told I'd have to wait because they didn't have enough for a serving. That's fine, I'm use to waiting for quality food. That being said, when the falafels were finished and put on the bar, my order sat on the counter as worker after worker skipped my bowl; serving other patrons that came after me. I waited for about 5 people to be served before I decided to stop waiting by the drink machine and exit the building! I can say that this was by far the most disappointing experience I've had at a restaurant! The manager, well the guy I assume was in charge, was aware of my presence, but perhaps he was distracted as I watched him taste the rice directly from the cooking pot with his hands. (He did have gloves on, but still was a bit off putting as he leaned over the pot it was cooking in to have a taste! Also, how many times did he test the rice this evening with those same gloves and saliva??? NOONE KNOWS‼) So, yeah! I won't be back anytime this week, but who knows? I do love the food; this is not a review on the quality of the food! Rather, this is an assessment of the service I received this evening! Hopefully it will be addressed. Going to Eli's Jerusalem Grille on 280 instead tonight!! read more

We went here for dinner around 7pm. They were out of a lot of items so we just made the best we could with the scraps. Additionally what we did get was overcooked and dried out probably due to sitting out in the buffet for too long. Will not go back to this place! read more

Love this restaurant and so glad they're in Birmingham. We were here on a Saturday and though they were obviously understaffed for the busy shop Travis had the BEST attitude and made us feel like we were the only ones there. I've served and It's hard to keep optimistic in a rush when you don't have enough help. BIG FANS and we'll come back because of him! read more

CAVA - Harissa Avocado bowl - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Every night for me. I wrote an angry review one night when items were left out of my order but I am a disabled veteran battling anger issues. Absolutely love this place and their food!! read more

First time visiting this restaurant and I will definitely not be returning to this location anytime soon. I was really excited to try this new restaurant on 280, as I hadn't heard of CAVA before. Ordered 2 lamb pita on the website. Went to pickup my order and had they ran out of lamb. Perfectly understandable, so replaced one with falafel. Ingredients tasted fine, but both my pitas were barely wrapped which caused a mess. Sauce leaking out of the package and I wasn't given any napkins read more

CAVA - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

This is my "salad" I picked up tonight. The lettuce is negligible and the presentation looks like they dropped it on the floor and scooped back in the bowl. I'm beyond disgusted & disappointed! read more

CAVA - My salad! Yes, I picked it up like this! - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

I went to Cava yesterday with my best friend. The atmosphere was very friendly and customers really helped me decide which options would benefit a vegetarian or vegan diet. They have many choices from pita wraps to creating your own bowl. I loved the bowl I created with all the veggies they offered. The food was very fresh and the waiting time was efficient. I highly recommend eating at this location and creating your own bowl if you are looking for something healthy. They also have some great lemonade and tea choices that go along well with your meal. For this being my first time, it will definitely not be my last time! read more

Love coming to this location every week. Staff always treats me well!! For sure would come back to this location !! Yummy food !! read more

CAVA - Build your own - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

We had a great experience at this new restaurant. This was my first time at Cava. I enjoyed my bowl a lot more than I thought I would. The manager and all of the employees I came across were friendly, polite, and diligent. read more

CAVA - Harissa avocado chicken bowl - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Quick healthy late dinner at Cava. Had the Spicy Avocado Pita and as advertised Spicy . All the ingredients worked well together. Service was efficient but not overly friendly. read more

CAVA - Spicy Chicken Avocado Pita - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

I've been here a few times since my initial review. The food is still pretty good. The main issue now is they are literally SO SLOW. Do not come here if you are in a hurry. And don't think ordering on the app will help you either, because it won't. I will literally place my order at least 30 minutes in advance hoping it'll be ready when I get there. Silly me! It's literally never ready. I have to ask almost every time where my order is. They either need more staff or more efficient staff! read more

My family ate at Cava 2 weeks ago on Saturday. It was extremely busy and there was a long line. There was not enough help and it was obvious that sanitation was not being maintained. The counter was covered with spilled food and there was food on the floor. I never see this issue at Sub Way or at ChickFilet. Hope it improves because food is good. read more

My Balsamic Date Chicken Bowl was very good. There's grilled chicken, roasted eggplant dip, roasted red pepper hummus, fire-roasted corn, cabbage slaw, tomato + cucumber, brown rice, spinach. I noticed that the chicken the young gal was scooping into my bowl was the last of the fem ants and looked dry and unappealing, so I asked for my extra protein scoop to be fresh hot off the grill. I don't think the few workers were necessarily delighted to appease, but they did it anyway; it was a good decision, as it was good chicken all-round. Their balsamic date vinaigrette was more on the lite side, as opposed to a heavier, darker vinaigrette, and east overpowering. I didn't need to use much of it because the toppings and grilled chicken were all flavorful. I absolutely loved having the ability to add two scoops of their roasted veggies topping to my dish just because it looked so colorful and enticing; I scored on that decision, mmm! Looks like their only desserts is blondie brownie squares. They weren't good - too pure-sugar taste, they didn't taste like a blondie at all; plus, they're like 3 dollars for a 2x2 inch tiny ass square. Based on the good veggies offered here, I'd definitely give CAVA another try if one were to open in central Ohio. read more

CAVA - Balsamic Glazed Chicken Bowl (with additional toppings)! (12/26/2022) - Salad Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Good food but not worth the wait... I packed a pick up order for 12 pm at 9am and arrived right on time but waiting over 30 minutes to receive my food. Disappointed with management. This should have been done before noon to be on time. read more

Looked sooo dirty in there and where the food was. I had a salad it was mediocre at best. They need to clean this place up. read more

Food is good, but this is the absolute worst place to order any to-go meal from. They do not prioritize to go orders and never have them ready on time. As I'm writing this, I am trapped in the pickup line, my order was supposed to be ready 20 minutes ago, and I cannot get out of line. When I try calling the restaurant to tell them to tell the car in front to pull around if their order isn't ready, their phone goes straight to a voicemail "with a mailbox that is full". If i could give them 0 stars I would, only a 1 for the food. This is the last straw. read more

Okay so the food is fantastic but like most have mentioned they are pretty understaffed or maybe lack of training/ experience. It's slow, drive thru to pick up food is SO slow and they are out of things a lot. read more